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Welcome to Cesca Vicent
Of the wines regions in Spain only two, Priorato and Rioja, have been designated
as Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca.), which is the highest quality
designation awarded.
One of the oldest Priorato vineyards, dating back as far as the 15th century, is
Francesca Vicent Robert´s. Her ancestors have been producing wine in this region
for centuries. With the benefit of this tradition, Cesca Vicent is today producing
a range of the finest Priorato wines available.
With the idea to study in depth the “terroir”, Cesca Vicent created a detailed soil
map of her estate. This study done by Vien Asesoria, SL enterprise must
be the guideline when handling the soil and the vine; because every “terroir” has
its own characteristics and each grape variety expresses itself in a different way
depending on what its roots have explored, and this finally results in the wine.
To begging with, we know that our estate has 11 different types of soils (gravel,
slate, granite, slime…). Taking advantage of this variety, perfectly delimitated
on the soil map, Cesca Vicent has chosen the best of each grape variety to elaborate
her wines.
This combination gives Cesca Vicent’s wines a unique set of properties and aromas
that cannot be found in any other wine from the D.C.Ca. Priorato region.
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The climate in this relatively small area is one of marked contrast with daytime
temperatures of 40°C falling as low as 12°C during nighttime. This, combined with
the geological characteristics of the estate and a low rainfall during the summer
months, produces harvests of the highest quality.
In 1999 the Bodega Cesca Vicent implemented a programme of Strict Crop Science Management
and since 2008, under the approval of the “Consell Català de la Producció Agrària
Ecològica”, an organic production has been implemented. This emphasizes
the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance
environmental quality.
Organic wine is produced without using most conventional pesticides: petroleum-based
fertilizers or sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Organic growing methods results
in not only "healthier" vines, but in wines with greater flavour and a more distinct
“terroir” character.
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Harvesting is carried out by hand separately, with selected bunches of grapes being
harvested when they are at optimum ripeness, well-balanced, to ensure the grapes
are in perfect conditions.
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They are then taken to the cellar in small crates containing arround 15 kg, where
they are kept in a refrigerated unit, in order to stabilise the temperature of the
grapes at 10°C until the process of vinification starts the next day.
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